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"I don't know what you mean by the "Anti-Israel" crowd"

Neo-con has been a strong buzzword lately to say "its the Jews" in terms of our foreign policy decisions. It seems to be one area where Paleo-cons and the radical left seem to share venom.

I don't understand your last point about "things getting easier from a certain perspective." What things do you mean? How do they get easier?"

In my experience, it has helped me to realize that anticipated disasters rarely come to pass.

I don't know about neo-con being a euphemism for Jew. I use the term neo-con because the neo-cons use it to describe themselves.

The questions of anticipated disasters coming to pass is one I am quite familiar with, especially since Bush took office. I feel like I should have "I told you so" tattooed on my forehead, but that's not very generous. Start with the deficit. By any standards, it is becoming a disaster. Did people anticipate it and warn us about it coming? Yes.

Take the war in Iraq. Many people, including myself, warned that it would do little, if anything, to stop terrorism, but instead would fan the flames. I also argued that the Iraq war would be longer, uglier, and more costly than the Bush administration said it would be. I believe the situation there is turning into a disaster.

I also believe that witch hunts against perceived enemies of the Bush regime have begun and will get a lot worse before the madness is stopped. The disaster here is that a lot more innocent people will get hurt and there will be sever polarization and mistrust, all for nothing.

Corporate governance? A disaster. The environment? Turning into a disaster. Increasing poverty and a widening split between rich and poor? A disaster.

I hope the flags on campuses won't lead to disasters, but I see the move by ROCK as a trap. They are waiting for someone to make a wrong move (like damage a flag) and they will use it as an excuse to go on a purge of "liberals" in the universities. That would be a disaster for our educational system.

Barry